Adams has spent the last three decades making music history. He has sold upward of 65 million records, toured six continents and achieved #1 status in more than 40 countries around the world. He has been awarded the Order of Canada, has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and has a Star on Canada's Walk of Fame. He has been nominated for, and won, several Academy Awards, Golden Globes and Grammy's, has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has been inducted into Wembley's Square of Fame in London, England.

Originally from Kingston, Ont., Adams cut his teeth on the Vancouver music scene in the late 1970s.